Philosophy of the Western Watershed
The Western Watershed General Education program engages adventurous learners and prepares students for a dynamic world. During their liberal arts experiences, students will discover intersections among academic disciplines and connect classroom learning to the world beyond. The Western Watershed recognizes that communities, workplaces, and civic institutions are richer when we all contribute unique individual talents, knowledge, and diverse cultural worldviews. Students will become familiar with many skills and modes of inquiry to provide context, purpose, and develop abilities to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In completing their Western Watershed studies, students will better understand their own lives and develop solutions for thriving.
- Headwaters (2 credits): a first-year seminar.
- Tributaries (34 credits): Fundamental and Life Skills (12 credits) and Modes of Inquiry and Expression (22 credits), which together form the liberal arts core.
- Braided Streams: There are 8 Braided Streams areas, each of which comprises a unique skill- or knowledge-related tag. Students must acquire at least 5 tags to fulfill the Braided Streams requirement.
- Delta (1 credit): an upper-division culminating seminar.
Western Watershed Program Goals
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Effectively express ideas in writing.
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Use quantitative reasoning to examine questions from among theoretical and real-world contexts.
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Demonstrate information literacy skills.
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Demonstrate cultural competence and civic engagement.
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Transfer and synthesize knowledge across disciplines to find creative solutions in unfamiliar and complex situations.
Headwaters
An introduction to the powerful potential of inquiry through the Western Watershed liberal arts education and the Western campus community. Students will develop their academic and professional skills through engagement in discussions, service projects, workshops, or local field experiences.
The Headwaters course should be taken by first-time students in their first semester. Each Headwaters course satisfies at least one requirement in the Braided Streams. Transfer students may meet this requirement with a similar course from another university or by completing an additional Further Inquiry Tributary course. Students in the Adult Degree Completion Program do not need to satisfy the Headwaters requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two credits from the following courses: | 2 | |
| Headwaters Studies in Sustainability | ||
| Headwaters Studies in Global Knowledge | ||
| Headwaters Studies in Power and Justice | ||
| Headwaters Studies in Local Knowledge | ||
| Total Credits | 2 | |
Tributaries
The Tributary courses form the core of the Western Watershed General Education program.
The Tributaries are divided into two categories: Fundamental and Life Skills (12 credits) and Modes of Inquiry and Expression (22 credits). In Modes of Inquiry and Expression students must choose courses from at least five different disciplines.
Fundamental Skills (12 credits)
The Fundamental Skills requirements provide students with tools needed for personal, professional, and academic success, including the ability to reason, write, speak, read, quantify, and use information in new ways of thinking and doing, as well as the ability to develop life skills, wellness skills, and technical skills.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Writing | ||
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 1 | 3 |
| Intermediate Writing | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 2 | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| Select three credits of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) | ||
| Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) | ||
| College Algebra (GT-MA1) | ||
| Precalculus (GT-MA1) | ||
| Calculus I (GT-MA1) | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
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Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-CO1 course
- 2
Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-CO2 course
- 3
Any 3-credit course that follows the above in a prerequisite sequence. Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-MA1 course.
Life Skills
The Life Skills requirement may be met with 3 credits of Professional Skills, Wellness Skills, or Technical Skills. Some Life Skills courses might be less than 3 credits, in which case this requirement may be met by any combination of courses totaling 3 credits. This requirement can be met by one or more courses at either the lower- or upper-division level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three credits from the following skills areas: | 3 | |
| Professional Skills | ||
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | ||
| Business Structure and Taxes | ||
| Business of Life | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| Multi-format Journalism and Storytelling | ||
| Writing Center Workshop | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Principles of Outdoor Education | ||
| Leadership and Facilitation | ||
| Wellness Skills | ||
| Lifetime Wellness | ||
| Hunter Education | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production | ||
| Introduction to Recreation and Outdoor Education | ||
| Mountaineer Momentum: Strategies for College Success | ||
| Technical Skills | ||
| Peak Programming: An Ascent into Computer Science | ||
| Introduction to Web Design | ||
| Information Security and Hacking | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | ||
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Our Digital Earth | ||
| Stagecraft I | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
Modes of Inquiry and Expression (22 credits)
Scientific Inquiry
A Scientific Inquiry course introduces students to the principles of scientific investigation of the natural and physical world, with an emphasis on understanding the scientific method, applying quantitative techniques to data, interpreting scientific findings, and developing of hands-on skills.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select seven credits of the following: 4 | 7 | |
| Biological Anthropology (with laboratory) | ||
| Studies in Biology (GT-SC2) | ||
| Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) | ||
| Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | ||
| Biological Principles (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | ||
| Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry (GT-SC2) | ||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | ||
| General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1) | ||
| Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | ||
or GEOL 103 | Earth and Energy Systems | |
| Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | ||
| Introductory Astronomy (GT-SC2) | ||
| Meteorology (GT-SC2) | ||
| Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | ||
| Introductory Physics (with laboratory) (GT-SC1) | ||
| Principles of Physics I (GT-SC2) | ||
| Principles of Physics II (GT-SC2) | ||
| Laboratory Physics I (GT-SC1) | ||
| Laboratory Physics II (GT-SC1) | ||
| General Physics I (GT-SC2) | ||
| General Physics II (GT-SC2) | ||
| Living Planet (with laboratory) | ||
| Total Credits | 7 | |
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Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-SC1 or GT-SC2 course.
Social and Political Inquiry
A Social and Political Inquiry course examines the ways that cultural, social, and political institutions affect human behavior, power imbalances, and group boundaries. Students apply social scientific methods to ask provocative questions in these areas, collect and interpret data, and explore how bias can affect our interpretations.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three credits of the following: 5 | 3 | |
| Introduction to General Anthropology (GT-SS3) | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality | ||
| Foundations of Business Law | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Learning & Teaching (GT-SS3) | ||
| Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Education | ||
| Environmental Justice (GT-SS3) | ||
| Risk Management in Physical Activity Settings | ||
| Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Power in America (GT-SS1) | ||
| Inequality and Development (GT-SS1) | ||
| Globalization, Borders and the Human (GT-SS1) | ||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Development Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| The Sociological Imagination (GT-SS3) | ||
| Communities & Social Change | ||
| Questionnaires and Survey Methods | ||
| Self and Society | ||
| Origins of Sociological Theory | ||
| Hispanic Identities | ||
| Latin American Civilization and Culture | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
- 5
Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-SS1, GT-SS2, or GT-SS3 course.
Historical Inquiry
A Historical Inquiry course investigates continuity, causation, and change in past society by collecting and evaluating primary-and secondary-source evidence, asking and revising open-ended questions, and developing defensible, well-informed interpretations about the past and its legacies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| Select three credits of the following: 6 | 3 | |
| Evolution of the Energy Economy | ||
| Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-HI1) | ||
| Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | ||
| American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | ||
| U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | ||
| Introduction to Environmental History (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of the Middle East (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Europe (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Africa (GT-HI1) | ||
| East Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| Southeast Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| History of Latin America (GT-HI1) | ||
| Democracy, Capitalism, and Their Critics (GT-HI1) | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
- 6
Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-HI1 course.
Humanistic Inquiry
A Humanistic Inquiry course introduces students to the principles of humanistic investigation of the human condition, engaging with the human question via the critical study of the history, theory, or interpretation of art, film, literature, media, music, philosophy, etc.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three credits from the following: 7 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Art (GT-AH1) | ||
| Art History II (GT-AH1) | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media (GT-AH2) | ||
| History of Graphic Design | ||
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Literary Culture of the American West | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Critical Approaches to Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Ancient World Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Folklore (GT-AH2) | ||
| History and Philosophy of Travel (GT-HI1) | ||
| Introduction to Film | ||
| Past Visions: History on Film (GT-AH2) | ||
| Introduction to Music (GT-AH1) | ||
| History of Rock and Roll | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy (GT-AH3) | ||
| Eastern Philosophy | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Literature | ||
| Dramatic Literature and Script Analysis | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
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Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-AH2 or GT-AH3 course, or with any GT-AH1 course which focuses on the humanistic study of the arts.
Creative Expression
A Creative Expression course introduces students to the techniques used to produce creative work, engaging with any of the fine, performing, or literary arts. Some Creative Expression courses might be less than 3 credits, in which case this requirement may be met by any combination of courses totaling 3 credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| Select three credits of the following: 8 | 3 | |
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
| Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | ||
| Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | ||
| Introduction to Ceramics | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Jewelry | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Introduction to Painting | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | ||
| The Act of Graphic Narrative | ||
| Introduction to Media Production I | ||
| Fundamentals of Music (GT-AH1) | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Pep Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Instrumental and Vocal Chamber Music | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Pep Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Instrumental and Vocal Chamber Music | ||
| Introduction to Theatre (GT-AH1) | ||
| Introduction to Acting | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
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Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-AH1 course that focuses on creative expression.
Further Inquiry
The Further Inquiry requirement may be met in one of four ways:
- A world language course.
- A public speaking course.
- An Interdisciplinary Inquiry course which takes a creative, interdisciplinary approach—potentially team-taught—to a topic, in a manner which does not fit neatly into one of the other Inquiry categories.
- A second course from any of the Modes of Inquiry or Expression or a second Mathematics from Fundamental Skills.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three credits from the following inquiry areas: 9 | 3 | |
| World Languages | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish Conversation and Composition | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition | ||
| Spanish in the U.S. | ||
| Workshop Abroad | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business Communication | ||
| Strategic Negotiations | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interdisciplinary Inquiry | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Business and the Natural Environment | ||
| Game Programming for Beginners | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | ||
| Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | ||
| Geology of Energy Resources | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| The Gateway | ||
| Multidisciplinary Enhancement | ||
| Interdisciplinary Topics | ||
| Applied Ethics | ||
| Propaganda and the Art of Resistance | ||
| Emotions and Social Bonds in Healthcare | ||
| The Good Life | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
- 9
Transfer students may meet this requirement with a course from any GT-AH, GT-HI, GT-MA, GT-SC, or GT-SS content area, provided the course is not applied to any other Modes of Inquiry and Expression requirement.
Braided Streams
The Braided Streams requirement recognizes that General Education and the major are mutually reinforcing. The Braided Streams enhance key skills and perspectives within and across academic disciplines. They also develop areas of knowledge, experience, and perspectives which students will need to be successful in their professional and civic lives.
There are 8 Advanced Knowledge and Skills areas within the Braided Streams, each of which comprises a unique skill-related or knowledge-related tag: Advanced Writing, Information Literacy, Public Communication, Local Knowledge, Global Knowledge, Power and Justice, Sustainability Knowledge, and Experiential Learning. Students must acquire at least 5 tags to fulfill the Braided Streams requirement. Tags may be earned by taking courses in the Western Watershed, as well as in a student’s major, minor, or certificate. Any given course may not count for more than 2 tags.
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Advanced Writing
An Advanced Writing course focuses on more specialized or domain-specific forms of writing (such as scholarly writing) than the Fundamental Skills writing courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: 10 | ||
| Ecology Laboratory and Recitation | ||
| Molecular Biology (with laboratory) | ||
| Property and Contracts | ||
| Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | ||
| Media Writing | ||
| Algorithms | ||
| Income Distribution, Poverty and Wealth | ||
| The Act of Graphic Narrative | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | ||
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Geoscience Writing | ||
| History Lab | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| History of the Hispanic Southwest | ||
| Environmental History of the Borderlands | ||
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | ||
| Topics in Geometry | ||
| Analysis I | ||
| Abstract Algebra I | ||
| Research Methods in Nursing | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Physics Capstone | ||
- 10
Transfer students may meet this requirement with any GT-CO3 Advanced Writing course.
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Information Literacy
An Information Literacy course focuses on the skills necessary to find, interpret, and produce information in professional and civic contexts.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability Reporting and Standards | ||
| Business Structure and Taxes | ||
| Accounting Ethics | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Strategic Management | ||
| Chemical Information Literacy and Communication | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media (GT-AH2) | ||
| Data Analytics | ||
| Risk Management in Physical Activity Settings | ||
| Geology of Energy Resources | ||
| Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | ||
| American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | ||
| U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of the Middle East (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Europe (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Africa (GT-HI1) | ||
| East Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| Southeast Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| History of Latin America (GT-HI1) | ||
| History and Philosophy of Travel (GT-HI1) | ||
| Past Visions: History on Film (GT-AH2) | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Statistical Modeling and Simulation | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Research Methods in Nursing | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Living Planet (with laboratory) | ||
| Questionnaires and Survey Methods | ||
| Interviewing and Field Methods | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Public Communication
A Public Communication course focuses on the skills necessary to communicate information publicly, whether in person or through other media.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| VITA | ||
| Accounting Ethics | ||
| Cell and Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Business Communication | ||
| Strategic Negotiations | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Intellectual Property Law | ||
| Outdoor Industry Business | ||
| Multi-format Journalism and Storytelling | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Public Relations Communication | ||
| Human Communication | ||
| Social Media Skills | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar | ||
| International Economics and Globalization | ||
| Applied Sustainability | ||
| Fitness Instruction | ||
| Methods of Coaching | ||
| Wellness Elevated I | ||
| Wellness Elevated II | ||
| Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Introduction To Audio Communication | ||
| Introduction to Media Production I | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Senior Seminar Professional Experience | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Model UN | ||
| Mock Trial | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Introduction to Acting | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Global Knowledge
A Global Knowledge course focuses on understanding the global systems that make up our interconnected world, giving students vital context for understanding the globalized world in which they will spend their lives.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Evolution of the Energy Economy | ||
| Intellectual Property Law | ||
| Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age | ||
| History of Graphic Design | ||
| Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | ||
| Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | ||
| Global Environmental Policy | ||
| World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | ||
| Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | ||
| Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | ||
| U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | ||
| Introduction to Environmental History (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of the Middle East (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Europe (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Africa (GT-HI1) | ||
| East Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| Southeast Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| History of Latin America (GT-HI1) | ||
| History and Philosophy of Travel (GT-HI1) | ||
| Place as Text | ||
| Introduction to Music (GT-AH1) | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy (GT-AH3) | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Eastern Philosophy | ||
| Postcolonial Philosophy | ||
| Inequality and Development (GT-SS1) | ||
| Globalization, Borders and the Human (GT-SS1) | ||
| Propaganda and the Art of Resistance | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish Conversation and Composition | ||
| Hispanic Identities | ||
| Latin American Civilization and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Literature | ||
| Workshop Abroad | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Local Knowledge
A Local Knowledge course focuses on learning about one’s community and its environs. This could include a local service project or a field-based course, among others.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Multi-format Journalism and Storytelling | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| Hunter Education | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production | ||
| Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) | ||
| Satellite Remote Sensing | ||
| Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | ||
| Introduction to Environmental History (GT-HI1) | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| Colorado History | ||
| Indigenous America | ||
| History of the Hispanic Southwest | ||
| Honors Service Learning Seminar | ||
| Issues in State and Local Government | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Power and Justice
A Power and Justice course focuses on the ways that power acts along axes of class, gender, race, religion, and/or sexuality.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| VITA | ||
| Foundations of Business Law | ||
| Small Group and Conflict Management | ||
| Computer Vision | ||
| Income Distribution, Poverty and Wealth | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Education | ||
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Environmental Justice (GT-SS3) | ||
| Inclusive Physical Activity | ||
| Risk Management in Physical Activity Settings | ||
| Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Introduction to Film | ||
| Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | ||
| American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | ||
| U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | ||
| Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | ||
| History of the Middle East (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Europe (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Africa (GT-HI1) | ||
| East Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| Southeast Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| History of Latin America (GT-HI1) | ||
| Past Visions: History on Film (GT-AH2) | ||
| Colorado History | ||
| Indigenous America | ||
| History of the Hispanic Southwest | ||
| Environmental History of the Borderlands | ||
| Women and Gender in Philosophy | ||
| Applied Ethics | ||
| Postcolonial Philosophy | ||
| Power in America (GT-SS1) | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Human Development and Counseling for Outdoor Educators | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Probation, Parole, and Incarceration | ||
| Latin American Civilization and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Literature | ||
| Spanish in the U.S. | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Sustainability Knowledge
A Sustainability Knowledge course focuses on human interaction with the natural environment and on the long-term consequences of human environmental impact.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability Reporting and Standards | ||
| Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality | ||
| Business and the Environment | ||
| The Internet of Things | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-HI1) | ||
| Hunter Education | ||
| Environmental Justice (GT-SS3) | ||
| Science of Sustainability and Resilience | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production | ||
| Applied Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Environmental History (GT-HI1) | ||
| Environmental History of the Borderlands | ||
| Philosophy of Science and Epistemology | ||
| Postcolonial Philosophy | ||
| Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | ||
| Politics of the Environment | ||
| Inquiry into Sustainability | ||
Advanced Knowledge and Skills: Experiential Learning
An Experiential Learning course focuses on learning experiences outside the classroom. Examples include internships, field work, outdoor learning, independent research, and international travel.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | ||
| VITA | ||
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
| Ecology Laboratory and Recitation | ||
| Genome Analysis (with laboratory) | ||
| Molecular Biology (with laboratory) | ||
| Outdoor Industry Business | ||
| Software Entrepreneurship | ||
| Internship or Field Experience in Computer Science | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Secondary Student Teaching | ||
| K-12 Student Teaching | ||
| Student Teaching in Special Education | ||
| Elementary Student Teaching | ||
| Writing Center Workshop | ||
| Hunter Education | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production | ||
| Methods of Coaching | ||
| Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) | ||
| Inclusive Physical Activity | ||
| Practicum in Exercise and Sport Science | ||
| Wellness Elevated I | ||
| Wellness Elevated II | ||
| Senior Seminar in Exercise and Sport Science | ||
| Internship in Exercise and Sport Science | ||
| Introduction To Audio Communication | ||
| Introduction to Media Production I | ||
| Field Geology | ||
| Public History | ||
| Oral History Workshop | ||
| Monuments and Museums | ||
| History of the National Park Service | ||
| Internship in History | ||
| Honors Service Learning Seminar | ||
| Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Honors Field Experience | ||
| Place as Text | ||
| Service Learning in Honors | ||
| Honors Field Experience | ||
| Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Mathematics | ||
| Internship in Mathematics | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Model UN | ||
| Mock Trial | ||
| Principles of Outdoor Education | ||
| Foundations of Teaching Environmental Education | ||
| Leadership and Facilitation | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education - Water w/ Lab | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education - Snow Based w/Lab | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education - Land Based | ||
| Experiential Education Theory and Pedagogy | ||
| Internship in Sociology | ||
| Workshop Abroad | ||
| Stagecraft I | ||
Delta
A culminating seminar of Western’s liberal arts education. Students will collaborate on an interdisciplinary project that responds to a current issue in any of the following areas: sustainability, local knowledge, power and justice, global knowledge. Each Delta course satisfies at least one requirement in the Braided Streams. Students must be of junior standing to register for the Delta seminar. Students in the Adult Degree Completion Program do not need to satisfy the Delta requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one credit from the following courses: | 1 | |
| Delta: Studies in Sustainability | ||
| Delta: Studies in Global Knowledge | ||
| Delta: Studies in Power and Justice | ||
| Delta: Studies in Local Knowledge | ||